Northern School of Chan
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The Northern School of Chan was an early Chinese Zen Buddhist tradition associated with gradual enlightenment teachings and the influential 7th-century monk Shenxiu.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist school
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Chinese Buddhist tradition ⓘ |
| associatedDebate | sudden versus gradual enlightenment ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Empress Wu Zetian
NERFINISHED
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Shenxiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Chan lineages
ⓘ
Chinese Buddhist schools ⓘ |
| centerOfActivity |
Chang'an
NERFINISHED
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Luoyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Southern School of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corePractice |
dhyāna meditation
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moral discipline ⓘ recitation and contemplation of sūtras ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| doctrinalOpponent | Southern School of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrineCharacteristic |
emphasis on continuous cultivation
ⓘ
step-by-step realization of Buddhahood ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gradual Enlightenment School
NERFINISHED
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Northern Lineage of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | criticized by later Southern School polemics ⓘ |
| historicalSource | Platform Sūtra polemics ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | eventually declined as a distinct lineage ⓘ |
| influenced | early Chan institutional development ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Indian Buddhist meditation traditions ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mainRegion | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Puji
NERFINISHED
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Yifu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePractitioner | Shenxiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Tang imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | emphasis on practice over sudden insight narratives ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptureUsed |
Mahāyāna sūtras
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Prajñāpāramitā literature ⓘ |
| teachingFocus |
gradual enlightenment
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meditation practice ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
7th century
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8th century ⓘ |
| viewOnBuddhaNature | Buddha-nature realized progressively through cultivation ⓘ |
| viewOnEnlightenment | enlightenment as gradual purification of mind ⓘ |
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